Usage Note: The use of fun as an attributive adjective, as in a fun time, a fun place, probably originated in a playful reanalysis of the use of the word in sentences such as It is fun to ski, where fun has the syntactic function of adjectives such as amusing or enjoyable.
Database Driven Web Design. Databases are at the heart of today's dynamic websites. Databases store information and deliver it to your site to your site's visitors on the fly through any number of Web programming or scripting languages. Below are some frequently asked questions and answers about dynamic, database-driven websites.
Deciding how and where this information is stored is the domain of the database designer. Working with a system architect and a requirements analyst, the database designer ensures that all necessary data has a place to be stored. At the same time, the speed at which the data can be stored and retrieved are taken in to account so that user's are not left waiting for unreasonable amounts of time. Sometimes database designers take on database related activities such as arranging for backups, creating ad-hoc reports, and server tuning. However, these other tasks are often part of a Database Administrator's (DBA) job. Related Terms. 1  Database Administrator (DBA). 2  Data Architect. 3  Data Modeler.